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Prepping and Planning
Prepping and Planning
Classroom environment
Instruction
Professionalism
100
All outcomes reflect the expectations and rigor expected in the content and are connected to a sequence of learning both in the discipline and related disciplines.
What is value, sequence and alignment?
100
Teacher displays extensive knowledge of the important concepts of discipline and how these relate to other disciplines
What is the knowledge of content and the structure of the discipline?
100
Teacher and student interactions reflect respect for one another and there is an element of trust.
What is teacher interaction with students?
100
Teacher's presentation of the content is imaginative and connects with the students previous knowledge and experiences
What is explanation of content?
100
Teacher makes a thoughtful and accurate assessment of the lesson's effectiveness and the extent as to which it achieved instructional outcomes, citing many specific examples and weighing the strengths of each.
What is accuracy?
200
All outcomes are written clear and concise and allow for a variety of methods of assessment and the outcomes reflect several different learning styles and provide opportunities for integration and coordination.
What is clarity and balance?
200
Teacher plans reflect a wide variety of effective pedagogical approaches while anticipating student misconceptions
What is knowledge of content-related pedagogy?
200
Students demonstrate caring and respect towards one another and their behavior is monitored to maintain positive peer connections.
What is student interactions with other students?
200
Teacher's ask questions that are of a high quality with adequate time for response. Also allow students to formulate their own questions.
What is quality of questions?
200
Teacher provides information to families in regards to student progress. Response is handled with professionalism and cultural sensitivity.
What is information about individual students?
300
Teacher obtains information from a variety of resources about individual students in terms of students' learning and medical needs.
What is knowledge of students' special needs?
300
The teacher understands the development of the child and recognizes normal and abnormal patterns within an age group.
What is knowledge of child and adolescent development?
300
Teacher monitoring is subtle while peers monitor their own and others behaviors, correcting one another respectfully.
What is monitoring of student behavior?
300
Groups are productive and appropriate to the learning styles of the students. Students are allowed the opportunity to formulate and adjust as they seem fit.
What is grouping of students?
300
Teacher volunteers to participate in school and district projects, making a substantial contribution and assumes a leadership role in a major school or district project.
What is participation in school and district projects?
400
A teacher has extensive knowledge of resources available from school, district, community and professional organizations and websites to lead to better understanding for the classroom and student that lead to enhanced learning of the content.
What is resources for classroom, pedagogy and students?
400
Teacher understands various learning styles and is able to apply that knowledge to individual students.
What is knowledge of the learning process?
400
Small group work is organized and students are engaged at all times with students assuming responsibility for productivity
What is management of instructional groups?
400
Students are fully aware of the standards that they are being evaluated on and have contributed to the development of the criteria
What is assessment criteria?
400
Teacher seeks out opportunities for professional development and makes an effort to conduct action research.
What is enhancement of content knowledge and pedagogical skill?
500
The lesson and activity is clear and concise and leads to different learning pathways for diverse learners.
What is the lesson and unit structure?
500
Teachers plans and activities reflect the understanding of prerequisite skills and link them to topics and concepts for better student understanding.
What is knowledge of prerequisite skills?
500
Both teacher and student use physical resources easily and adjust the furniture if needed for advanced learning.
What is arrangement of furniture and use of physical resources?
500
Teachers actively formulate diagnostic information from individual students to monitor their understanding and progress of specific skills.
What is monitoring of student learning?
500
Teacher seeks out feedback on teaching from both supervisors and colleagues
What is receptivity to feedback from colleagues?